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Stillness on the Slope: Ice Capades Book 1
Paperback
Series: Ice Capades: A Winter Romance, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798241088949
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 4 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 4 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In the quiet discipline of winter, where control is currency and stillness is survival, two lives collide and neither will ever be the same. Marissa Evans has built her world on precision. A high-powered operations executive, she is admired for her competence, trusted for her steadiness, and defined by her self-containment. Every January, she escapes to an elite alpine resort to recalibrate alone. The mountain is her sanctuary, a place where control is earned and solitude feels safe. Ryder Cole understands that language fluently. A private equity strategist known for long arcs and unbreakable composure, he arrives at the same mountain for the same reason: recalibration. His life works flawlessly on paper. What it lacks, he refuses to name. Their first connection is not explosive. There is no reckless passion, no instant spark. Instead, there is recognition quiet, unsettling, and deeply dangerous. Two lives built on discipline, ambition, and restraint. Two people who have perfected stillness as armor. What unfolds between them is a slow-burn romance rooted in earned intimacy. Shared ski runs. Conversations that don't demand vulnerability but invite it. Touch that grounds rather than overwhelms. Desire that builds deliberately, like winter itself.
But when real life intrudes when ambition and obligation pull Ryder away at the very moment Marissa chooses to step forward their connection is tested. Old instincts resurface. Control tightens. Distance threatens to undo what they've so carefully built. The question is not whether they care.
It's whether they can stay. Stillness on the Slope is a sensual, emotionally intelligent contemporary romance about two people who have mastered independence and must now learn partnership. It explores the tension between ambition and intimacy, the cost of always being the responsible one, and the radical act of choosing presence over performance. This is not a story about reckless love.
It is about deliberate love.
About adults who don't fall blindly but step forward with intention. Perfect for readers who crave:
- Slow-burn, emotionally rich romance
- Mature, competent protagonists
- Subtle sensuality over instant gratification
- Winter settings that feel atmospheric and intimate
- Stories where love is built, not rushed Stillness on the Slope stands alone with a deeply satisfying emotional payoff while launching the Ice Capades series, where ambition meets the full spectrum of zodiac desire across six winter-set romances. This winter, discover what happens when stillness stops being a shield and becomes a place two people choose to share.
It's whether they can stay. Stillness on the Slope is a sensual, emotionally intelligent contemporary romance about two people who have mastered independence and must now learn partnership. It explores the tension between ambition and intimacy, the cost of always being the responsible one, and the radical act of choosing presence over performance. This is not a story about reckless love.
It is about deliberate love.
About adults who don't fall blindly but step forward with intention. Perfect for readers who crave:
- Slow-burn, emotionally rich romance
- Mature, competent protagonists
- Subtle sensuality over instant gratification
- Winter settings that feel atmospheric and intimate
- Stories where love is built, not rushed Stillness on the Slope stands alone with a deeply satisfying emotional payoff while launching the Ice Capades series, where ambition meets the full spectrum of zodiac desire across six winter-set romances. This winter, discover what happens when stillness stops being a shield and becomes a place two people choose to share.
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